U.S. v. OVERSTREET

Nos. 96-2479, 96-2480 and 96-2567.

106 F.3d 1354 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard OVERSTREET, Glen E. Garner, and Dominic L. Warren, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura A. Przybylinski (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Tracey A. Wood, Alan Habermehl (argued), Stephen E. Mays, Kalal & Associates, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Leonard Overstreet.

Mark E. Colbert, Alan Habermehl (argued), Waunakee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Glen Garner.

Alan G. Habermehl (argued), Reynolds, Thomas, Kelly & Habermehl, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Dominic L. Warren.

Before BAUER, WOOD, JR., and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

"Remember," said Captain Courtney of the HMS Tigress, "As Mr. Bligh has said, `Discipline must be preserved on a merchantman as well as on a man-of-war, and mutiny and piracy suppressed.'"

The government argues today that discipline in a federal penal institution also must be preserved, and mutiny suppressed.

Counsel for the defendants, however, express their opinion that "`mutiny' is a common English word, which...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases